Legal Liability Issues
Overview Intellectual Property Defamation Section 230 Privacy Bloggers as Journalists Reporter's Privilege Media Access FOIA Other Legal Issues Student Bloggers Election Law Labor Law Adult Material Also Index of all Questions Paper: How to Blog Safely Additional Resources Print this Guide Please note: EFF is a US organization and this guide is based on US law. If you are not a US resident, see our international resources. What EFF Is Doing to Protect Online SpeechEFF works to shape the law to protect your rights through impact litigation. Following is a sampling of cases we've been fighting to defend freedom of speech on the Internet: Apple v. Does - EFF is representing online journalists to defend the reporter's privilege, challenging subpoenas from Apple Computer seeking the identity of the journalists' confidential sources for articles about Apple products. Barrett v. Rosenthall - EFF filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the federal Section 230 immunity for a USENET user posting. OPG v. Diebold - EFF successfully prosecuted the first case against abusive copyright claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Doe Anonymity Cases - EFF has participated in multiple "Doe" cases to defend the right to speak anonymously on the Internet. |
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